Warm Your Belly With These 17 Hearty Fall Soups

We love summer, but we’re totally over it. We’re ready to embrace the crisp cool air and the leaves crunching beneath our feet, chunky scarves and rain boots, tasty cider cocktails and soft pumpkin muffins. What we look forward to most, however, is all that delicious comfort food — including hearty fall soups. It would be wise to stock up on legumes, butternut squash and root veggies now, ’cause you’re going to need them when you cook up these 17 nourishing bowls of belly-filling goodness.

2. Chicken, Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup: This soup is pretty freakin’ genius; ingredients you’d normally find on a balanced dinner plate have been blended together in a creamy and plentiful soup. You’ll easily find comfort in this bowl. (via Simply Stacie)

3. One-Pot Tortellini Minestrone Soup: We love us some quick and easy one-pot meals. Requiring only 30 minutes to cook, this tortellini minestrone is a nourishing godsend. It’s packed with fresh veggies and beans, and your entire family will be begging for seconds. (via Spoonful of Flavor)

6. Potato, Leek and Tomato Soup: Potato and leek soup is a classic… but sometimes it’s fun to take a classic and kick it up a few notches. In this case, tomatoes are invited to the party to create an easy, wholesome and delicious soup. (via Salt and Lavender)

7. Chinese Noodle Soup: This soup packs all the flavor you’d get from a bowl at a Chinese restaurant — it’s hard to fathom that it can be on your table in 20 minutes. Perfect for hectic weeknights, this soup is also a total fridge cleaner — toss in whatever veggies and proteins you have and you’re set. (via Recipe Tin Eats)

9. Creamy Roasted Tomato Basil Soup: I’m sure we can *all* agree that the best lunch combo in the entire universe is grilled cheese and tomato soup. To celebrate our childhood fave, this creamy classic is garnished with golden grilled cheese croutons. That, my friends, is how you adult. (via As Easy As Apple Pie)

12. Easy Creamy Lentil Soup: There’s no reason to ponder why lentils are increasing in popularity. They’re extremely versatile and make for one heck of a scrumptious dish. This quick and simple blend is super substantial, full of veggies and even vegan-friendly. (via B. Britnell)

14. Broccoli Cheddar Mashed Potato Soup: Everything is better with cheddar — especially a thick and luscious broccoli soup. And as if that wasn’t plentiful enough on its own, it’s served over a fluffy helping of mashed potatoes. (via Superman Cooks)

15. Spicy Corn Pumpkin Soup: During the fall season, pumpkins enjoy a steady presence in a variety of foods — lattes, donuts, ice cream, you name it. Just make sure to add “soup” to your pumpkin recipe list. You’ll be kicking yourself if you don’t! (via Rolling Spoons)

17. Kale Tomato Tortellini Soup: This, right here, is the pasta dinner of soups. There’s just something about tortellini soup that fills your heart with joy and gratitude. If you’re Italian, it may be reminiscent of family dinners and holidays, making it that much more special. (via Primavera Kitchen)

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